The final day of competition in Athens, Greece, was graced by wonderful sailing conditions, bringing brilliance to the 2024 ILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy.
Meet the ILCA 6 Women’s medalists
Maria Erdi of Hungary clinched her first-ever European championship title, adding to her accolades as the reigning World champion from the previous year in The Hague. This marks her second European medal, following her bronze achievement in Andora, Italy, in 2023. Securing victory in the Medal Race, she concluded the championship with 21 points after seven races.
I’m very happy cause it has been very tough conditions all week and I wanted to see how I can go when the wind is so unpredictable and I think it’s was also very difficult today cause the points were so closed, so I was just trying to sail my own race and luckily I, it was really tough on the first beat because big group was going to the left but I trusted the right side and it worked so, I was very happy that I could stay calm and trust what I see it was happening so yeah, very happy to now be European champion – Maria Erdi HUN.
Viktorija Andrulyte of Lithuania secured second place with 27 points, earning the Silver medal along with qualification for Paris 2024.
The Bronze medal went to French sailor Louise Cervera, who amassed 29 points.
Croatia’s Elena Vorobeva finished fourth overall, clinching the second Olympic spot at stake in this championship.
Top 10 ILCA 6 Women’s Senior Europeans:
1 – Maria Erdi HUN 21 pt
2 – Viktorija Andrulyte LTU 27 pt
3 – Louise Cervera FRA 29 pt
4 – Elena Vorobeva CRO 37 pt
5 – Nazli Cagla Donertas TUR 49 pt
5 – Emma Mattivi ITA 49 pt
7 – Pernelle Michon FRA 53 pt
7 – Agata Barwinska POL 53 pt
7 – Anne Marie Rindom DEN 53 pt
10 – Marie Barrue FRA 58 pt
Meet the ILCA 7 European medalists
Today, the ILCA 7 fleet completed three races, bringing the total trials for the championship to eight.
Finnish sailor Valtteri Uusitalo made an impressive debut as a Senior European medalist, clinching the Gold prize by finishing atop the fleet after eight races with a total of 42 points.
Very difficult day for me. I mean, super tricky conditions but I guess I managed to do quite well. I am very pleased with myself.
I’m campaigning for Los Angeles Olympic Games and hopefully I’ll manage to get a medal some day in the Olympics. That’s my plan for the future – Valtteri Uusitalo.
Hungarian sailor Jonatan Vadnai and Irish sailor Finn Lynch secured the Silver and Bronze medals respectively, both tied with 46 points. This marks Jonatan’s second Senior Europeans medal, following his Bronze win in 2021, while it’s Finn’s first Senior European prize in his career.
In terms of the Olympic spots at stake, Omer Vered Vilenchik and Zan Luka Zelko emerged as the winners, securing the ILCA 7 tickets for Israel and Slovenia in Paris 2024.
Top 10 ILCA 7 Senior Europeans:
- Valtteri Uusitalo FIN 42 pt
- Jonatan Vadnai HUN 46 pt
- Finn Lynch IRL 46 pt
- Finley Dickinson GBR 49 pt
- Benjamin Vadnai HUN 53 pt
- Dimitri Peroni ITA 59 pt
- Eduardo Marques POR 61 pt
- Omer Vered Vilenchik ISR 65 pt
- Tonci Stipanovic CRO 73 pt
- Alexandre Boite FRA 74 pt
Meet the ILCA 6 Men’s European medalists
Local sailors asserted their dominance on the ILCA 6 Men’s podiums, as Marios Stathas, Vassilis Koukodis, and Nikolas Komianos secured the Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals, respectively, in both the overall and Under 21 European categories.
Top 10 ILCA 6 Men’s Senior Europeans:
- Marios Stathas GRE 26 pt
- Vassilis Koukodis GRE 47 pt
- Nikolas Komianos GRE 54 pt
- Alexandros Eleftheriadis GRE 55 pt
- Dionysios Kalpogiannakis GRE 61 pt
- Antonio Pascali ITA 62 pt
- Tedi Leonardelli CRO 63 pt
- Xavi Tous ESP 65 pt
- Lovre Bakotic CRO 67
- Theofilos Stylidis GRE 86 pt
How to relive the 2024 ILCA Senior Europeans
All information and contents published during the championships you can find them here:
– Event website – 2024 ILCA Senior Europeans
Event’s hashtag: #ILCASeniorEuropeans2024
Partners and Sponsors
The 2024 ILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy were supported by:
Official Partners: Cosmote – Official Technology Partner; In the loop, an initiative of the Thrace Group – Official Sustainability Partner; and the Region of Attica.
Main Sponsors: Cosmorama, Nea Marina Alimos, Coral, and Saxdor Yachts.
Communication Sponsors: COSMOTE TV and Kathimerini.
Sponsors: Paralos, Plangton First, All4sailing.com, Biamar, Fishing Mania, Lifemat, Aside, Zhik, Special Solidarity Unit, PD Contruction, Hellenic ILCA Class, Kavas, Sailways, and AVANTI and Caramondani Hellas.
Keep smiling, keep sailing
The EurILCA Team
Report by Agustín Argüelles – EurILCA | Photos by Matías Capizzano.
